secretaryjulian northern ireland secretary julian smith northern ireland secretaryjulian smith foster and michelle 0'neill, they have been facing probably the biggest challenge they could have faced, the covid—19 pandemic, and arlene foster said there is still plenty of work to be done over the coming weeks in guiding northern ireland through that pandemic but certainly i don't think anyone thinks it is going to be anywhere near finished think anyone thinks it is going to be anywhere nearfinished by think anyone thinks it is going to be anywhere near finished by the end ofjune and then she will be handing over the reins to somebody else in her party. over the reins to somebody else in her -a . , ., ., her party. chris, for the moment, thanks for— her party. chris, for the moment, thanks forjoining _ her party. chris, for the moment, thanks forjoining us. _ her party. chris, for the moment, thanks forjoining us. chris - her party. chris, for the moment, thanks forjoining us. chris page i her party. chris, for the moment, | thanks forjoining us. chris page in our belfast newsroom

the whole identity of northern ireland. i know an open border between both parts of ireland i don't think that was an issue indeed unionist representatives expressed. a desire to see the borders kept open the problem was that stuff was very difficult to reconcile with the type of regs that that was chosen by the do you and and their allies in the bridge conservative party in the g.o.p. had 2 and a half years off a century power without responsibility they were in government essentially with the tory government when bragg's it was being chosen and all sorts of options were put forward which which could have brought about a break so that would have been softer which would have meant less chaos and and and a very hard drugs that was chosen so essentially we're going to have northern ireland either having a border within on the island of ireland or somehow a trade border along the irish sea and it was the british going servant of government which negotiated an agreement which has brought us to this present impossible so certain

less chaos and and and a very hard drugs that was chosen so essentially we're going to have northern ireland either having a border within on the island of ireland or somehow a trade border along the irish sea and it was the british going servant of government which negotiated an agreement which has brought us to this present impossible so certainly people in that war you know advocating brags that have a responsibility to own the brakes that that has come about because the majority of people in ireland did not want brags that to happen in a sense are collateral damage for the for what's occurring as a result of this seminal decision all right brian the marsh let's present it is of the loyalist local communities council. about withdrawing support for the good friday agreement should it be taken seriously by people in northern ireland. well i think i think it is taken seriously but. at the same time the law was community council says they're not going to get involved in any kind of violence they issued a statement saying the component parts of the consul the paramilitary groups were not invol

, which means there is no hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland so close it over this." crosstalk. they still pressed the button though, didn't they? - crosstalk. well, they pressed the button on printing the proposal. they never actually got as far as becoming the real world. in a few hours after that, they would've done. crosstalk. i know that does not matter, yeah. for people here, itjust showed — it underlined also the kind of suspicion that people had all the way through that actually, lots of people in the commission particularly never really understood the sensitivity of northern ireland and ireland. they were very happy to talk about the importance of ireland and the good friday agreement but they never really understood actually the way that northern ireland is — parts is on the island of ireland but it is part of the uk. it took away the moral high ground from the eu. exactly. because if you remember the eu back in september, when the government said that it may have to break international law in a specific and limited way and do the same t

that was the northern ireland person— that was the northern ireland person they— that was the northern that was the northern ireland person they chose to - that was the northern ireland person they chose to focus i that was the northern irelandl person they chose to focus on. northern ireland is very much a part from the british - mainland. there may be 500 miles - between london and belfast but it really seems - psychologically at times like five million. and if petrol— bombs were being thrown and those disturbances. in london, in manchester, in cardiff, in edinburgh, . there would not have l been a gap of a week. that's the history of the troubles. i it's nothing new right now. generally, the british media focused on northern irelandj when there were ira attacks . in england or there was british soldiers being killed in northern ireland. | as opposed to local- northern ireland people. noel, do you agree with that? it seems to me there is a squeamishness in london—based newsrooms about these sorts of incidents in northern ireland. i know myself, when i was a reporterfor newsround back

a better path, there are people in northern ireland with a british identity, others are irish and othersorthern irish and others are a mixture of all three, and some are new and emerging. we must all learn to be generous to each other, live together, and share this wonderful country, she said, and she ends by saying the future of unionism in the country will not be found in division, it will only be found in division, it will only be found in division, it will only be found in sharing this place we are all privileged to call home, she says. who knows who is going to be in line to take over the du p leadership role, and of course the first minister role in northern ireland. which way will the du p choose to go? we will be getting much more reaction to arlene foster's decision later here bbc news. a formal investigation has been launched into the funding of borisjohnson�*s downing street flat refurbishments by the electoral commission. the watchdog announced it was "satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that an offence or offences may have occurred." mrjohnson came under s

united ireland it's now the majority of the majority of union people under the age of 45 in northern ireland. yeah young people certainly are leaning towards a united ireland i think the still some way to go before we're in a position where the majority in northern ireland in favor of it. but in a generation wants certainly could not rule out the prospect of a united ireland ultimately though whether the referendum is in the gift of the british secretary of state he will only call a referendum when he thinks there's just clearly a majority for a united ireland within northern ireland we might be heading gently in that direction but we're not there yet we've seen from the graphic scenes in northern ireland over the last week just how probably problematic potentially a border pole might be because the movement towards an economic united ireland under the northern ireland protocol stirring unrest within loyalism goodness knows what a move to a constitutional united ireland might bring about i think one day it will happen it's just that we're not there yet jonathan tong professor of british and

but that breeze coming up from the south, bringing some mild conditions to northern ireland and scotlandome of these north sea coasts of england, the breeze still coming in off the chilly waters of the sea. now, as we head through friday night into saturday, england and wales will see clear skies again. that means a touch of frost and the odd fog patch, but we will see more cloud into northern ireland and certainly western scotland, and that means a milder start to saturday. and that cloud comes courtesy of this next frontal system trying to work its way in. so thickening cloud for parts of northern ireland and north—west scotland first thing. clearest of the skies across england and wales. that's where we'll see a touch of frost and the best of the sunshine of the day. although, actually, after that cloudy start, northern ireland and a good part of scotland should brighten up a little with some afternoon spells of sunshine. those temperatures, 11 to 15 degrees. it should feel a little bit less chilly at this stage for those north sea coasts of england. now, through saturday night and in

betrayal by a break sit back lash loyalist claimed the agreement to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland has created a new one in the irish sea eroding times intrust to the u.k. leaving northern ireland in limbo if this were the only source of trouble it would be enough but it's not go off in berlin this is the day. it seems that we saw were absolutely destroyed and it's a mercy that no one has lost their life as a result of this appalling violence. brick new path alone so one has achieved our can ever achieve anything. is really for everybody at the table but it's how you are the country there isn't room for. care not for the future of the society. also coming up with a make up less than one percent of the u.s. population yet transgender people are the target of legislation across the country this week are console became the 1st state in america to ban doctors from offering sex change treatments to transfer people under the age of 18 as soon as i came out i was like i want to start hormone i had to go through therapy. for a year before i could even start horm

— to trade in britain in northern ireland which really hit at the central— ireland which reallyof what the union is about. but there's also a complicated issue to deal with non—prosecutions of sinn fein politicians _ non—prosecutions of sinn fein politicians attending funerals during — politicians attending funerals during lockdown and paramilitary activity. — during lockdown and paramilitary activity, what paramilitaries do. but it's— activity, what paramilitaries do. but it's hard to put one of those threats — but it's hard to put one of those threats and solve the issue and calling — threats and solve the issue and calling for— threats and solve the issue and calling for calm is one thing, but is not _ calling for calm is one thing, but is not at — calling for calm is one thing, but is not at all— calling for calm is one thing, but is not at all clear that that's going — is not at all clear that that's going to _ is not at all clear that that's going to calm down very quickly. let's _ look at the ft. they also talk about this and you're absolutely right, it is finally making

today, we focus on northern ireland. the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they have taken the capital which they have been fighting for for so long. it was 7 o'clock in _ the morning when power began to pass from the minority- to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. - this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: evidence that india has been under reporting the number of deaths from covid—19 with some sources suggesting the death toll in delhi may be double the official figures. toll in delhi may be double the officialfigures. in brazil, the

this evening the renault clio northern ireland, pushes across northern england overnight into wales ing. to the south, temperatures staying above freezing but where are you are in the morning, northern england, ireland and scotland, it will be frosty again. but there will be morning sunshine. the chance of picking up a wintry showers tomorrow of sleet, hail and snow, especially in northern scotland. wales come across the midlands to east anglia and southern england, plenty of clout, some showers gradually working their way southwards, and the arctic are not quite and yet, so some of those reaching in yet, so some of those reaching in yet, so some of those reaching in yet, so some of those reaching into double figures. that is our friday shapes up. into the weekend, sunny spells and wintry showers for most although this area of low pressure brings the potential for some this area of low pressure brings the potentialfor some rain this area of low pressure brings the potential for some rain on saturday to some areas of southern south—east england. still something to play for an hour north

elsewhere in scotland, northern ireland, northern england, the odd wintry shower.e showery rain spreading south into southern england. the breeze continuing to ease as we go through the day, but while some in southern england and south wales hold onto temperatures into double figures, elsewhere, it will be a colder day and a cold weekend to come. hello, this is bbc news with kasia madera. the headlines... police say last night's rioting in belfast was the worst they've seen in years. the northern ireland secretary holds urgent talks. we do believe that there was a level of preplanning. you don't come by such volumes of petrol bombs and missiles and fireworks without preplanning. the way to deal with these things is through a diplomatic, democratic political process. there is no legitimisation or excuse for taking to violence to deal with any of these issues. england's health secretary says the risk of getting a blood clot after the astrazeneca jab is the same as getting one from a long—haul flight. one of britain's richest men has been stabbed to death at his home.

he'd been unhappy that the legislation excludes personnel who served in northern ireland.fore moving on to the main meat of my speech, to formally put on record my thanks to the honourable member for plymouth in his fantastic work on issues for many years and his work in getting this bill to this point today. and i know, madam deputy speaker, he will share my satisfaction that it will make further progress today. importantly, madam deputy speaker, i would also like to confirm to the house, although not in the scope of the discussions today, that a bill will soon come forward from the northern ireland office. it will protect our northern ireland veterans of operation banner and address the legacy of the troubles. that is very good news indeed. i look forward to it because right now, or if that does not happen, we have second—class veteran soldiers because those who have serve abroad are first—class in the way this is treated, and those of us that served many times and northern ireland would be second—class. there's been widespread criticism of the overseas 0perations bill,

they— sensitivity of northern ireland and ireland. talk about the importance of ireland — talk about the importance of ireland and _ talk about the importance of ireland and the _ talk about the importance of ireland and the good - talk about the importance of ireland and the good fridayl ireland and the good friday agreement— ireland and the good friday agreement but— ireland and the good friday agreement but never- ireland and the good friday- agreement but never understood actually — agreement but never understood actually the _ agreement but never understood actually the way _ agreement but never understood actually the way that _ agreement but never understood actually the way that northern i actually the way that northern ireland — actually the way that northern ireland is, _ actually the way that northern ireland is, parts— actually the way that northern ireland is, parts is— actually the way that northern ireland is, parts is on- actually the way that northern ireland is, parts is on the i ireland is, parts is on the island _

the brexit trade deal comes with the northern ireland protocol, stipulating that northern ireland, inelling goods moving to northern ireland from the rest of the uk are subject to checks. the checks, we were told, would not happen, and that has brought pressure on northern ireland's peace settlement. the good friday agreement was signed in the �*90s and ended violence between nationalists, who want northern ireland to join the republic of ireland, and loyalists, who wanted to stay in the uk. and as part of this, the irish border is all open with no checks. and the eu and the uk agreed that any land border checks risked anger. but there was no equivalent calculation for loyalists and checks in the irish sea. and anger has followed. we have been betrayed and we feel like foreigners in our own country. tea and sympathy will not cut the mustard. we have also seen violence in loyalist areas. this was belfast in april, connected to upset over the handling of a large republican funeral last year and that is connected to a broader perception that loyalists are not being treated fairly. anger

those engaged in this destruction and disorder do not represent the people of northern ireland.x, but had been fuelled over a lack of prosecutions of those who attended a funeral for a former ira member and tensions over checks on goods entering northern ireland from great britain, agreed as part of that uk—eu brexit deal. but the answer to all these issues and any others lie in dialogue, engagement, and the democratic process, not through violence or disorder. it is incumbent on all of us engaged in political discourse to support northern ireland in leaving its divisive past behind and continuing instead to look ahead to all of the opportunities of the future. for labour, the violence was unjustified and unjustifiable. the prime minister made promises to the people of northern ireland that there would be no border with great britain, knowing full well his brexit deal would introduce barriers across the irish sea. he made those promises because he knew economic separation would be unacceptable to the unionist community, and the growing political instability we are seeing has its

largely cloudy in scotland and northern ireland. not much rain left on this weather front.ction — it will feel colder here. whereas south of the weather front it is still warm in light winds and where you get some of those sunny spells continuing. the cooler air behind this weather front, with cloud and not much rain, continues to push south overnight and into wednesday across the uk. and then a new area of high pressure taking over, giving plenty of dry weather in the second half of the week. but the wind around that coming in for the northeast. it will be colder along north sea coast. generally temperatures will come down a little bit, but yet again, it will continue to feel really quite warm where you get to see some sunshine. though there is still the risk, the threat of frost overnight. and for gardeners and growers, no significant rain this week. a very warm welcome to bbc news. i'm mark lobel.

for northern ireland in western scotland it should be milder as well as the breeze. we got cloud coming in from the atlantic that will bring some rain into northern ireland, and eventually into western scotland. elsewhere, we will have lighter winds and it'll be colder. temperatures be close to freezing and there will be patchy frost here and there will be patchy frost here and there. it will warm up in the sunshine, but for much of scotland and northern ireland. the rain and drizzle will peter out and it will be dry and bright for eastern scotland. some patchy fair weather cloud developing in the west. it may be a bit hazy for parts of east anglia, but probably a bit warmer today. temperatures a little lower in scotland and northern ireland under the cloud. most places will be dry on monday, a bit of a cloudy start from some instrument parts, sunshine elsewhere. —— eastern parts. maybe a bit of rain coming into northern ireland. otherwise, it's dry and warmer. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... the queen leads murderers at the duke of edinburgh's funeral serv

was british soldiers being killed in northern ireland.d to local northern ireland people. noel, do you agree with that? it seems to me there is a squeamishness in london—based newsrooms about these sorts of incidents in northern ireland. i know myself, when i was a reporter for newsround back in 2013, i was sent there to cover the flag rights. —— the flag riots. the last time there was a major flare—up of violence. and it was the most intimidating story i ever covered. i spent a long time researching it but in terms of the identity politics, everything that you could say wrong that could upset, or worse, offend a large group of people. do you think there is a problem with london—based newsrooms simply not wanting to tackle these issues? the flags issue was probably easier to cover because of the symbolism and the notion that a flag was being taken down from public buildings and there was an erosion in a sense of identity. even though it was a result of a democratic vote by an elected body. people could probably focus on it much more easil

a dry day away from northern ireland.e rainbow peter out as this front reaches the rest of the uk. maybe you need the rain for england at wales, but it looks dry. some patchy rain coming into scotland and northern ireland. they will not be very much at all for the north of finland. for many places still dry. kula thought scotland and northern ireland. in the sunshine in england and wales, 15 or 16 is likely. by the time we get to the middle part of the week, cooler air will be arriving from the north, but it is still drive. —— dry. this is bbc news from windsor, where the funeral of the duke of edinburgh has taken place. the queen led mourners at the service, where only 30 people were allowed because of covid restrictions. prince philip's coffin travelled to the service on a specially adapted landrover— its design had been overseen by him. the duke's children, grandchildren and great grandchildrenjoined the solemn procession. the buglers of the royal marines sounded the last post — after the duke was laid to rest in the r

northern ireland's fractures — the past. northern ireland's fractures now _ the past. ireland's fractures now reach its - the past. northern ireland's. fractures now reach its younger generation. james reynolds, bbc news. president biden has described gun violence as an "epidemic" and an "international embarrassment". on thursday, he put forward a series of measures to try to tackle the problem. the president said there was widespread public support for stricter rules, despite the efforts of the gun lobby. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let me say it again — gun violence in this country is an epidemic and it's an international embarrassment. applause we want to rein in the proliferation of so—called ghost guns. these are guns that are home made. built from a kit. and include directions on how to finish the firearm. you can go buy the kit. they have no serial numbers, so when they show up at a crime scene, they can't be traced. and the buyers aren't required to pass a background check to by the kit to make the gun. well, within hours of president biden's a

in northern ireland and western scotland, there was some rain today. perhaps to the south of scotland. a lot of dry weather to be had out there still. the problem now will be that the rain that we saw overnight could be the wettest weather that we get through the next ten days or so. it is the start of growing season and it is pretty challenging. the overnight frost will be back again tonight, wide spread across england and wales. also across eastern scotland, when sky is clear. lows of -10 scotland, when sky is clear. lows of —10 minus two degrees. temperatures will hold up at about... here is the area of high pressure across scandinavia are keeping us warm across monday. this renter does need to make its way southwards. mendes is not the date for it. it gets pushed away from scotland throughout the day and rain towards the west. for mainland scotland, more sunshine. there will be sunshine to the east of northern ireland and overall, it will be the warmest day of the week. temperatures between 16 and 17 degrees for south england and wales. tuesday is

maybe slightly cooler, though, under the cloud in scotland and northern ireland.r a dull and misty start for eastern england, we'll get some sunshine coming through. sunny spells as we head into the afternoon with some patchy cloud around. again it's looking pretty dry, it's warming up in scotland, and those temperatures continuing to climb across england and wales. it's going to be a warmer few days for the start of the week, and then from midweek it does turn a little bit cooler, but once again there's little or no rain. good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and victoria fritz. our headlines today: reflections after the day the queen and the nation bid farewell to the duke of edinburgh. one of the defining images, her majesty sitting alone as she said goodbye to her husband of 73 years. the royal family will continue to grieve this week, although the period of national mourning has come to an end. also this morning, the melting of the world's biggest iceberg, once a quarter of the size of wales. celebrating 70 years of britain's first national par

betrayal by a brick sit back lash loyalist claimed the agreement to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland has created a new one in the irish sea eroding times in trust of the u.k. leaving northern ireland in limbo if this were the only source of trouble it would be enough but it's not. berlin this is the day. it seems that we saw were absolutely destroyed it is a mercy that no one has lost their life as a result of this polling violence. new path alone so one has achieved or can ever see any. room for everybody at the table but i tell you for the children there isn't room for. care nothing about the future of the society. also coming up and they make up less than one percent of the u.s. population yet transgender people are the target of legislation across the country this week our console became the 1st state in america to ban doctors from offering sex change treatments to transfer people under the age of 18 as soon as i came out i was like i want to start hormone i had to go through therapy. for a year before i could even start hormones it was very hard to fi

as the full squad is aware, northern ireland is bit of a tough i northern ireland is bit of a tough spoty quite a bit of trouble on the streets. this northern ireland women's team is filled with people from across the community, which is incredible. do you think you guys can be a real example to people about what we can do when we come together? yeah. example to people about what we can do when we come together?— do when we come together? yeah, of course. do when we come together? yeah, of course- like — do when we come together? yeah, of course- like i — do when we come together? yeah, of course. like i said, _ do when we come together? yeah, of course. like i said, we _ do when we come together? yeah, of course. like i said, we have - do when we come together? yeah, of course. like i said, we have people i course. like i said, we have people from all different backgrounds from all parts of the country. there's no difference. we all get on and we all have the same dream, so itjust shows that it doesn't matter where you're from. you can still push on. let's cross to belfast and speak to

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elsewhere in scotland, northern ireland, northern inland, the odd winter shares, plenty of sunnis was sum in southern england and south wales hold on to double figure temperatures. elsewhere it will be a colder day and the cold we can become. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. president biden has been said and got his plan to combat mass shootings in the us. gun got his plan to combat mass shootings in the us. gun violence in this country — shootings in the us. gun violence in this country is _ shootings in the us. gun violence in this country is an _ shootings in the us. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. - shootings in the us. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let - shootings in the us. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. let me | this country is an epidemic. let me say it again. gun violence in this country is an epidemic. and it is an international embarrassment. applause. the plan includes a crackdown on so—called ghost guns, we take you through what is being proposed. in the trial of derek chauvin come a young alum extra has told the cou

betrayal by a brick sit back lash loyalist claimed the agreement to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland has created a new one in the irish sea eroding times in trust of the u.k. leaving northern ireland in limbo if this were the only source of trouble it would be enough but it's not i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. it seems that we saw were. it is a mercy that no one has lost their life as a result of this polling violence. new paths are blown so one has achieved our kind ever anything. is written for everybody at the table but i tell you more that there isn't room for the rest of the gang who care nothing about the future of the society. also coming up and they make up less than one percent of the u.s. population yet transgender people are the target of legislation across the country this week our console became the 1st state in america to ban doctors from offering sex change treatments to transfer people under the age of 18 as soon as i came out i was like i want to start hormones i had to go through therapy. for a year before i could even start hor

northern england, northern ireland and scotland seeing sunny spells. will feel cold. hello, this is bbc news with jane hill. the headlines: the health secretary has insisted the astrazeneca vaccine remains safe, after experts found a potential link to extremely rare blood clots. the sister of a man who died from a blood clot after taking the astrazeneca vaccine urges people to continue having the jab. political leaders call for peace after another night of violence in belfast — the northern ireland secretary has arrived for urgent talks. the police have condemned the violence. after myanmar�*s former uk envoy was locked out of the embassy overnight, the foreign secretary condemns the country's �*bullying' military leaders. back on the buses — as public transport is prepared for next week's lockdown easing in england, the industry tries to reassure travellers that it will be safe. sport now, and time for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. here is 0lly foster. good afternoon. masters golf coming up in a moment, but we'll start with football, as

it is absolutely unbelievable and northern ireland football could push on _ and northern ireland footballve _ push on from here. kenny shiels and his squad have upset _ push on from here. kenny shiels and his squad have upset the _ push on from here. kenny shiels and his squad have upset the form - push on from here. kenny shiels and his squad have upset the form bookl his squad have upset the form book both in the group stages and now in the playoffs and have truly earned their place in the finals in england next summer, the very first time northern ireland's women have qualified for a major championship, and the celebrations here will be long and loud. nicola mccarthy, bbc news. yes, special result, congratulations to them. meanwhile, it was another disappointing night for england's women. they lost 2—0 in a friendly to canada in stoke. that was the lionesses' second defeat in four days. they've only won two of their last nine matches. jo currie watched that one. this was by far, from being a vintage england performance, it got us to the worst possible start, going behind to an early ev

in a statement, the northern ireland secretary condemned those behind the attacks.is totally unacceptable. attacks on police officers are utterly reprehensible. those engaged in this destruction and disorder do not represent the people of northern ireland. the reasons, he said, were complex, but had been fuelled over a lack of prosecutions of those who attended a funeral for a former ira member, and tensions over checks on goods entering northern ireland from great britain agreed as part of the uk—eu brexit deal. but the answer to all these issues and any others lie in dialogue, engagement, and the democratic process — not through violence or disorder. it is incumbent on all of us engaged in political discourse to support northern ireland in leaving its divisive past behind, and continuing instead to look ahead to all the opportunities of the future. for labour, the violence was unjustified and unjustifiable. the prime minister made promises to the people of northern ireland that there would be no border with great britain, knowing full well his brexit deal would in

but we've got much more cloud across scotland and northern ireland. tending to peter out a bit more in the afternoon, eastern scotland staying dry and bright. sunshine across england and wales although we'll see some fair weather cloud bubbling up across wales and western england. further east in the sunshine, temperatures are likely to be a little bit higher than they were on saturday, but it may be a shade cooler than saturday where we've got the cloud in scotland and northern ireland. but at least in the northwest, the pollen levels are not going to be quite as high with that rain around. we're in the peak of the tree pollen season, of course. this rain hasjust been hanging around, though, in the northwest for a few days in actualfact, lowering pressure out to the west of the uk, but the rains not really making much progress at all. indeed, many places still dry on monday. could be quite a cloudy, misty start for eastern parts of england before the cloud breaks up. we'll see some sunshine for a while, but again, some patchy cloud will develop here

meanwhile northern ireland's justice ministers blamed the u.k. government for the flare up the long accuse the conservatives of dishonesty over the way bricks it would affect the irish border saying they had promised unfettered access while failing to work through the legal consequences she also slammed the british government's decision to suspend the northern ireland protocol which was part of the u.k.'s withdrawal agreement with the e.u. aimed at ensuring an open border jonathan tom who's a professor of british and irish politics thinks the government made a series of false promises to the people of northern ireland where the british government bonds johnson in particular after a considerable amount of responsibility it was parts johnson who went over to belfast it's only democratic party the largest party in northern ireland told the public party conference 3 years ago that it would be untold for any british government to preside over a border in the irish state forest johnson was attacking his previous us to treason may signing a deal within

police found on a water cannon fire riots erupted across northern ireland of a post trade barriers. a former us intelligence analyst faces years in jail for exposing america's drone assassination program we speak to a whistleblower who's in close contact with him. he did it because he was exposing a war crime he's not allowed to say that and so he really doesn't have any chance of acquittal. running down the top stories of the week and all of today this is the weekly on r.t. international for me rory sushi and the entire crew here welcome to it. the european medicines agency is standing by britain's astra zeneca job saying the benefits outweighed the risks while noting that blood clots should be listed as rare side effects the agency has received more than 200 reports of unusual blood clots and those getting the shot that's among the more than 30000000 who have been already inoculated all across europe now over in the u.k. authorities say that people under the age of 30 will be offered alternatives to the astra zeneca job due to the possible blood clot link 18 people in the country

slightly lower than today for scotland and northern ireland.ays now. but it is not really affecting much of the uk. some cloud into northern ireland and western scotland, but elsewhere drive. the cloud will break up and there weather cloud will break. temperatures rising a little across england and wales and parts of scotland, 14 to 16 celsius. this will eventually work its way into the uk, but the rainbow peter out and we get a high pressure building across it. maybe you need some rain across england and wales, but it looks dry here. there will be some sunshine at times and some patchy rain coming into scotland and northern ireland. perhaps the far north—west of england, but not much at all. for many places, still dry. cooler for scotland and northern ireland. 15 or 16 degrees in england and wales. 0nce ireland. 15 or 16 degrees in england and wales. once in the sunshine for the coming few days, but by the middle of the week cooler air will arrive from the north, but it is still dry. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8. the

this company delivers groceries to northern ireland supermarkets most of the meat and vegetables come from within the united kingdom but they still need customs documentation. whenever you look at the amount of paperwork that's associated with one of those commodities when. documentation is a problem one of those $3400.00 lengths truckstop custom checks between britain and northern ireland are an unfortunate result of bragg's it but so far full customs checks have not been applied jus to a transition period in place. here 6 separate markets a lot of what's called from northern ireland simply wouldn't have got here we were seeing empty shelves and that would have brought all sorts of problems within the province with the worst still to come the british government unilaterally extended the transition period for traders until the end of summer without consulting brussels and against the wishes of the e.u. . if the e.u. is going to be very very dogmatic and you can't bring british sausages. into nor then frankly i'm going to have to take further steps but the rules on the northern ireland

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here is the rain from that weather front into northern ireland. ially disruptive. icy patches with the snow showers in northern scotland, a frost in scotland, northern ireland and northern england. but where you keep the cloud and patchy rain, the temperatures are a few degrees above freezing. so tomorrow from wales across the midlands and into east anglia and push it into southern england, that weather front, anglia and push it into southern england, that weatherfront, cloud, patchy rain turning showery. for northern england, northern ireland and scotland there is plenty of sunshine. snow showers in northern scotland. cold in northern scotland, colder elsewhere, but still a few spots in southern england and south wales into double figures. a few showers as we go into friday night. rain preaching into the

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the relationship with northern ireland. well it tells us that the unionists the loyalist protestant. george to you know on. being treated like 2nd class citizens under beginning to realize and feeling it. no not a protocol. more or less takes northern ireland away from the united kingdom and makes it a can a province of the european union so they're in a situation. unlike the rest of britain all the european union rules regulations directives apply to them. and that under the do stick in of the you being. called justice and that means that you know they're going to suit you since the not seduce the european union and yet the laws of the you union are formed part of being applied to them and of course to do and i mean this. and this was all. supposedly to protect the no not east peace agreement but it means can nothing to do as an old priest agree with the european union and the government very stupid deal again. and this was a special deal of the 'd. would be a hard border imposed between the republican party did not love.

since then we've spent a lot of time pretending that the reason the border between britain and northern ireland so you disagree with a single line through the terrible sense of betrayal over what the prime minister is don't think that boris johnson needs to go to northern i'll explain what he's done in terms of of the protocol i'm trying also meet with the you leaders to instigate some of the worst effects of protocol and diminish the number of checks to go between great britain and northern ireland a wise we were looking at a grim summer potentially of violence in northern ireland. a former us intelligence analyst faces up to 10 years in prison for blowing the whistle on washington's targeted drone assassination program daniel hale pleaded guilty to transmitting and retaining national defense information his case comes amid mass disclosure of similar crimes allegedly perpetrated by the us. i have to tell you when he called me a few hours ago he was surprisingly upbeat and optimistic and he he remarked about how much press this issue has been getting since he decided to plead guilty so in the e

today, northern ireland.ohnson made this promise. >> we will expect the peace process and the good friday agreement. >> northern ireland's past remains clear in the memory. this month, we have seen reminders of the violence. the most serious for years. where, if it all, does brexit fit in. for starts, there was one thing >> we will, under no circumstances have checks near the border in northern ireland. >> that commitment did not solve this problem. >> there has to be a border, it can be on the island or in the sea. >> had enrolled out a land border, could bxit evolve -- involve checks in the sea? in 2018, boris johnson ruled this out. attacking the then prime minister. >> we will be damaging the fabric of the union, with regulatory checks and customs controls between great britain and northern ireland. no british conservative government could or should sign up for any such arrangement. >> the check so what brexit has delivered. in 2020, there was this meeting between boris johnson and ireland's prime ministe

in wales, it is 88% and in northern ireland, just 63%.within england. in the south—west, 97% have had a first dose but in london, it is just 86% of those aged 50 and over. there is a little uncertainty over future vaccine supplies but nhs leaders and ministers think the target for all adults being offered a jab is still on track. the supply forecast gives us confidence that assuming that those supplies carry on as expected then, yes, we will not only deliver on the april 15 milestone of everybody aged 50 and above having had the chance for a vaccine but all adults by the end ofjuly. queues built up today outside testing stations and part of south london. residents have been urged to get tested because cases of the south african variant have been identified, including in a care home. officials say they are linked to a traveller arriving from africa in february. it's another reminder of the continuing threat of the virus. hugh pym, bbc news. first there were the concerns over the astra—zeneca vaccine — now it's the jab produced by the pharm